Team:Groningen/Attributions
Project development
The project was developed with the full team in February. During these meetings, our regular supervisors were frequently present to provide important insights into what would or would not be possible. Throughout the months that followed, the project was often modified after receiving feedback from stakeholders.
Who helped us?
Pieter van Maldegem - for giving us the inspiration for the project.
Cécile van der Vlugt (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment) - for discussing the safety of our project.
Anton Varekamp - for giving us a tour on his potato farm.
Wet Lab
The wet lab team consisted of Andreea, Sucharita, Julius, and Reuben. Although it was impossible for them to perform actual experiments in the lab this year, they planned out every experiment needed to prove the principle of RootPatch and performed the in silico cloning for the parts required for RootPatch. Moreover, they brainstormed about the weaknesses in RootPatch and developed alternative approaches in case the original plans fail. Their work can be found on the Engineering page.
Andreea Stan
Sucharita Sarkar
Reuben Rajadhyaksha
Julius Fülleborn
Who helped us?
Oscar Kuipers (University of Groningen) - for providing various contacts and helping in the development of our project
Jan Spoelder (HLB) - for providing information about Bacillus mycoides and helping in the development of our experimental approach.
Egbert Schepel (HLB) - for providing feedback to our project.
Hilde Coolman (HLB) - for providing feedback and showing us the damage of Globodera pallida to potato plants.
Anja Kombrink (HLB) - for providing feedback and showing us around a Globodera pallida research lab.
Ellen Nollen (University of Groningen) - for providing insights into experiments with nematodes.
Geert Smant (University of Wageningen) - for providing insights into nematode research.
Sjefke Allefs (Agrico Research) - for showing the world of potato crop development to us and helping in the development of our project.
Dry Lab
The dry lab team consisted of Fennie, Ronja, Ilya, Sietse, and Jelle. Ilya and Sietse worked together on a model to study the behavior of the nematodes and to estimate what is required of RootPatch to be efficient. Fennie, Ronja, and Jelle looked into the bacteria population of RootPatch and how sensitive it is under different environmental conditions. Both models were made with the frequent feedback of Sander van Doorn. The results of their work can be reviewed on the Model Page.
Fennie van der Graaf
Ronja Hulst
Jelle Molenkamp
Ilya Ivanov
Sietse Couperus
Who helped us?
Matthew Biggs (AgBiome) - for helping us improve our bacteria and nematode population model.
Jordi van Gestel (University of Zurich) - for helping us look into the possibilities for biofilm models.
Raphael Scherrer (University of Groningen) - for helping us look into the possibilities for evolutionary models.
Matthijs Tadema (University of Groningen) - for helping us in the transition from a wet lab to a dry lab project.
Andreas Milias-Argeitis (University of Groningen) - for helping us in the transition from a wet lab to a dry lab project.
Siewert-Jan Marrink (University of Groningen) - for giving us access to a bachelor modeling course.
Outreach
Jaya, Kim, Julius, and Zain made an online lesson series (two times 45 minutes) about the fundamentals and application of the CRISPR-Cas system and the ethical implications of genetic engineering. They did this in collaboration with several educational institutions in the Netherlands (Science LinX, NEMO Kennislink). The online series is released on the free platform “Thinkific” and they integrated it into the education of several high schools in the Netherlands. Their work can be found on the Education page.
Jaya Gajjar
Kim van Maldegem
Zain Pardawala
Julius Fülleborn
Who helped us?
Tom Spits (University of Groningen) - for advice on online course design.
Oeghan Mac An Ghaill (University of Groningen) - for providing us with a camera and tripod.
Erica Overzet (University of Groningen) - for providing us an external microphone.
Amarins Jager, Vera Otten (University of Groningen) - for help with translating the course from English to Dutch.
Marcia van Woensel (NEMO Kennislink) - for reviewing our course content.
Marc Kooij (University of Groningen) - for advice on the consent form.
Jan Kiel (University of Groningen) - for advice and assistance during production of our educational videos.
Yannic Foltyn (Hochschule Hannover, University of Applies Science and Art) - for the technical advice and help during the printing of our 3D-Benelux Meetup Trophy.
Oscar Kuipers (University of Groningen) - for advice on GDPR.
Tom Naber (University of Groningen) - for providing us with an external microphone.
Thomas Tan (University of Groningen) - for making the team photo.
We are also thankful for the associations and independent producers who gave us permission to use their animations for our course. They added immense value to the themes we were discussing throughout the lessons.
Sponsoring
Sietse, Reuben, Ilya, and Jelle were part of the sponsor team with the responsibility to require the funding for the project this year. Sietse and Jelle focused on the Dutch companies while Reuben and Ilya contacted mainly international sponsors.
Sietse Couperus
Reuben Rajadhyaksha
Ilya Ivanov
Jelle Molenkamp
Who helped us?
Linda Dijkshoorn (EV Biotech)- for providing advice in contacting potential sponsors
Sven Stielstra (Campus Groningen) - for putting us in contact with various companies
Human Practices
Reuben was in charge of the Human Practices for the entire iGEM team. He organized visits to several research institutions and farms, and arranged many online meetings with different stakeholders. The results of the human practices can be found on the Human Practices page.
Reuben Rajadhyaksha
Wiki development
The Wiki was developed by Julius and Jelle. While Jelle designed the pages, Julius set up the structure, and together, they coded all the different pages. The text for the pages was delivered by the other team members.
Julius Fülleborn
Jelle Molenkamp
Animation team
The animation team consisted of Alex, Job, and Arne. Having no biology or science background, they were first educated by Jelle to learn about genetic engineering and the details of our project. The animations were made with frequent consultation with Kim, Julius and Jelle. The narration of the animated 2-minute promotional video was done by Fennie. Check out the promotional video here!
Alex Gajda
Job de Lange
Arne Hellwege
Fennie van der Graaf
Video team
The presentation was designed and filmed with efforts of many team members. Fennie and Sietse were our presenters, who delivered the project to you. Sushi, Reuben, and Ilya wrote the presentation script, while Ilya also designed the slides. Videos, filmed by Ronja, were montaged and finalized by our animation team.
Fennie van der Graaf
Sietse Couperus
Sucharita Sarkar
Reuben Rajadhyaksha
Ilya Ivanov
Who helped us?
Sfefke Allefs (Agrico Research) - for the permission to use the Agrico Research facilities as a setting for our video
Minerva Art Academy - for providing us with access to their recording studio
Social Media
All the social media related activities were managed by Sucharita (nickname: Sushi). She was maintaining all of our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter . On these channels, she frequently posted project updates, introduced our team to the public, set up Q&A sessions and much more. The writing of the content that was put up was often created by various team members.
Sucharita Sarkar
Regular supervisors:
General project supervisors: Jan Kok, Sonja Billerbeck & Rianne Prins
Jan Kok was the PI of the iGEM team. He provided the team with general advice and feedback on all aspects of the project. He also provided the team with various contacts for the execution of the project.
Sonja was the secondary PI of the iGEM team. She provided the team with general advice in all aspects but mainly helped the wet lab team by providing advice about genetic manipulation procedures. Sonja also proofread articles and provided feedback to most teams.
Rianne is currently a Ph.D. student and a team member of the 2018 iGEM Groningen team. She provided general support and advice to the team. She helped the wet lab team by giving advice on genetic manipulation procedures and gave feedback to several other teams.
Jan Kok
Sonja Billerbeck
Rianne Prins
Modeling guidance & education: Sander van Doorn
Sander van Doorn supervised the dry lab team. He gave regular feedback on the model and provided insights that helped the team to understand the methods in this type of modeling they were unfamiliar with.
Guidance in developing education platform: Niels Alberts
Niels Alberts is a part of the Science LinX institution at the University of Groningen. He supervised the outreach team in the process of building the lesson series by providing regular feedback and proofreading the articles.
